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R. GREENER.

* OVER SOCK. 180.290.640.

Patented Dec. 18, 1883.

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UNrrnD STATES 'PATENT Orrrcrm lRICHARD GREENER, OF NEW ALBANY, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF l TO WILLIAM A. HEDDEN, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,640, dated December 1S, 1883.

Application iiled May 22, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern.:

Beit known that I, RICHARD GREENER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Albany, in the county of Floyd and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oversocks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The nature of my invention relates to that ro class of oversocks which cover the leg of the wearer below the knee, embracing within them the lower portion of the pants-leg at the same time.

The object I have in view is to provide a I 5 fulled sock, which has a vertical longitudinal opening in its leg from near the foot to its upper extremity, with an internal ilap,which is secured to the inner face of one side and then carried partially around the leg over the 2o pants, being overlapped by the other side of the divided leg of the sock. The two parts of the leg of the sock are secured the one to the other by means of straps and buckles, or by lacing, or any other convenient mode.

The gure in the accompanying drawing shows an oversock with my improvement.

In making this class of sock heretofore the size of the wearers leg, especially when enlarged by the heavy thick pants which are 3o worn with them, seems not to have been sufiiciently considered as to practical results. The pants worn with such socks are frequently made of heavy felt or blanketing, and hence it is necessary to have a flap wide enough to cover the joint between the two parts, even when the heaviest pants-legs are inclosed. In order to obviate this difficulty, I have provided a wide flap, which, while it does not reach entirely around the leg of the 4o wearer, reaches partially around, and sufficiently far to break the joint, however much in reason the two parts may gape. It matters but little as to the thickness of the pants.

When this garment is to be used, the foot is first placed in it, and then the lower portion of the pants are folded as snugly as possible around the leg of the wearer. The flap is then carried over the folded pants and partially aroundthe leg; then, when the two 5o parts of the open sock-leg are brought toward each other over the iiap, they are laced or strapped, so that they fit snugly, whether they meet or not at all points. Thus it will be seen that by the use of a broad liap, which is from one-third to one-half of the inner circumference of the leg in width, it can be adjustably adapted to lit snugly over the thicle est pants-goods, as well as over those which are much thinner. The adaptability of this mode of construction with reference to the 6o thickness of goods taken together with the varying conformations and sizes ofthe wearer s legs, is the feature of my invention.

The sock-leg can be adjusted to iit closely about the ankle, neatly around the calf, and then tightly around the leg below the knee, the llap all the while breaking the joint and insuring additional warmth from that portion which is covered by the overlapping side.

I am aware that it is not new to provide 7o the leg of the sock with an opening from the foot upward, either at front or side or back,

to enable it to be more easily adjusted to the leg ofthe wearer. I am aware that shoes have had flaps to 4cover their buttoned or laced 75 joints, and I am also aware that in stockings a narrow exterior iiap has been used to cover an abutting joint; hence I do not claim, broadly, a ap in this connection.

Having thus fully described my invention, 8o what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a fulled sock with a divided leg, as herein described, an internal ap ofthe character set forthsecurcd to the inner face of one of the divided parts, adapted to pass partially or sufficiently far around the leg of the wearer to cover the opening or gap, and any variation in the size thereof, which may exist in consequence ofthe varying sizes ofthe wearers 9o legs, or thickness of the pants-fabric inclosed, when the two divided parts are closed over said iiap and secured together, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD AGREENER.

Witnesses:

GHAs. D. DAvIs, C. M. ALEXANDER. 

